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Our TMH continues to increase membership

Brighton Applefest was Our TMH‘s last open-air venue for 2017 and ranked the highest as a one-day event for collecting new memberships at 766 with the August three-day Ribfest at Centennial Park topping the list for a multi-day event at 1,002.
“Our TMH had 41 volunteers helping at Applefest, and more than half of those volunteers were Trenton Golden Hawks hockey players — strong Our TMH supporters since our inception,” stated Our TMH’s special events co-ordinator Sharon Urquhart in a media release. “This fine group of young men played an away game of hockey on the Friday night, with a late bus trip home, but still arrived Saturday morning to help collect more than 200 memberships in helping Our TMH further it’s end of year goal of 20,000 members. On behalf of Our TMH Committee, thank you TGH, and all the best for a successful 2017/18 season.”
Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison, auxiliary staffers, foundation members, Our TMH members and private citizens rounded out the Applefest volunteer team. Our TMH has extended a ‘thank you’ to all those who helped.
“Our numbers are climbing and we are now over 18,000 members strong, with only 12 weeks left in 2017. With no large venues left, we need volunteers to help in collecting those last couple of thousand memberships. Volunteers can carry cards daily while approaching friends and family, people you meet at coffee shops, neighbours, church groups etc., Every new member counts,” stated Urquhart.
A 20,000 membership list will be of huge support in the group’s ongoing work to recruit and retain family physicians, to seek approval for a new dialysis unit, to be accepted as the location of a new veterans’ health unit, and to have a voice in the future development of the new health hub that’s already been approved for Trenton.
Our TMH’s mandate has always been to preserve, protect and enhance Trenton Memorial Hospital, she added.